(Baonghean.vn) – Cua Lo is not only famous for its blue sea and white sand, but also attracts tourists with many famous specialties. Currently, Cua Lo has 4 recognized collective brands.
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Currently, the whole town has 62 households producing and processing grilled mackerel with a total output of more than 600 tons/year. Of which, 23 households have a processing output of more than 10 tons/year, the total revenue from producing and trading grilled mackerel is more than 100 billion VND/year. Recently, Cua Lo grilled mackerel products have been awarded a collective trademark certificate. In the photo: grilled mackerel at Hai Giang 2 block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town. Photo: Quang An. |
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The raw materials to make grilled mackerel products are carefully selected from fresh white mackerel with an average weight of 2kg/fish or more, caught in the fishing grounds of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. Photo: Quang An. |
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Grilled mackerel from Cua Lo is carefully packaged and vacuum-sealed before being sold on the market. Currently, grilled mackerel production is mainly concentrated in Nghi Hai ward (83% of output), the rest in Nghi Thuy ward (17% of output). However, in Nghi Thuy, households mainly produce during the tourist season (13/20 households), bringing in significant income. Photo: Quang An |
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The fish sauce processing village of Hai Giang 1, Nghi Hai, Cua Lo Town has 70 households specializing in producing traditional anchovy fish sauce, producing an average of about 450,000 liters of various types of fish sauce each year. The fish sauce here was recognized as a collective trademark by the Department of Intellectual Property - Ministry of Science and Technology on February 18, 2016. Photo: Quang An |
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Fish sauce ripens under the sunlight, so every April and May, people in Hai Giang 1 start salting fish because this season has strong sunlight, the fish ripens naturally, producing jars of delicious fish sauce with high protein content, amber color, the longer it is kept, the sweeter it becomes. Photo: Quang An |
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The seafood processing and preservation craft village in Block 6, Nghi Tan, Cua Lo was recognized as a collective trademark on July 16, 2014. There are 24 seafood production and processing establishments serving the market. In the photo: Shrimp is one of the most delicious and expensive seafood produced here, sold at 500,000 - 700,000 VND/kg. Photo: Quang An |
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The seafood processing village in Block 7, Nghi Thuy, Cua Lo town was recognized as a collective trademark on November 25, 2016. Currently, the village has nearly 100 seafood processing households, accounting for over 50% of the total number of households. In the photo: Tourists visit and buy seafood at the village in Block 7, Nghi Thuy. Photo: Quang An |
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